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Lavecchia Adam, Assistant Professor

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Adam Lavecchia

Assistant Professor

Faculty
Master of Public Policy Program

Faculty
Department of Economics

Area(s) of Interest:

Biography

My research interests span the fields of public and labour economics. Broadly, I am interested in studying how consumers, families and businesses respond to government policies and using these responses to better understand how these economic agents make decisions. Beyond obtaining a better understanding of how individuals, families and firms make economic decisions, my research aims to inform policy debates.

Research Interests: Public Economics, Labour Economics

 

Education

Ph.D. Economics, University of Toronto, 2017

M.A. Economics, University of Toronto, 2011

 

Research

Journal Articles 

Lavecchia, A. (2020) "Minimum Wage Policy with Optimal Taxes and Unemployment." Journal of Public Economics 190, 104228.

Lavecchia, A., P. Oreopoulos and R. Brown (2020) "Long-run Effects from Comprehensive Student Support: Evidence from Pathways to Education." American Economic Review: Insights 2(2), 209-224.

Lavecchia, A. (2018) "Do 'Catch-up Limits' Raise Retirement Saving? Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design." National Tax Journal 71(1), 121-154.

Oreopoulos, P., R. Brown and A. Lavecchia (2017) "Pathways to Education: An Integrated Approach to Helping At-Risk High School Students." Journal of Political Economy 125(4), 947-984.

 

Non-Refereed Publications

Lavecchia, A., H. Liu and P. Oreopoulos (2016) "Behavioral Economics of Education: Progress and Possibilities." in Handbook of Economics of Education Volume 5, edited by E. Hanushek, S. Machin and L. Woessmann, Elsevier, 1-74, 2016.

Oreopoulos, P., R. Brown and A. Lavecchia (2015) "Evaluating Student Performance in Pathways to Education." C.D. Howe Institute E-Brief 203.

 

Working Papers 

Lavecchia, A. (2019) "`Back-Loaded' Tax Subsidies for Saving, Asset Location and Crowd-Out: Evidence from Tax-Free Savings Accounts"

Lavecchia, A. and A. Tazhitdinova (2020) "Permanent and Transitory Responses to Capital Gains Taxes: Evidence from a Lifetime Exemption in Canada"